Illustration by Alex Nabaum Redoing the Electoral Math I argued that demographics favored the Democrats. I was wrong. –BY JOHN B. JUDIS September 14, 2017 — New Republic– If any force on Earth could be powerful enough to unite the Democratic Party,…

For CT, strides and stumbles in quest to spur bioscience industry By Kyle Constable, CTMirror When The Jackson Laboratory selected Farmington as the site of its new genomic medicine center nearly six years ago, the biomedical research giant believed it…

Labor Unions Are Stepping Up To Fight Deportations Organized labor is finding creative ways to protect immigrant members and families vulnerable in the Trump era. —By Dave Jamieson — Huffington Post– Yahaira Burgos was fearing the worst when her husband,…

Report: CT’s low-income jobs on the rise —PATRICIA DADDONA— Hartford Business Journal– Connecticut’s share of low-income jobs has ticked up by 1.3 percentage points since 2011, according to a report from New Haven-based Connecticut Voices for Children. According to the…

Connecticut Business Taxes Actually Among The Lowest In The Nation Corporations can apply tax credits against a maximum of 50.01 percent of total tax liability, instead of 70 percent.(Courtesy of FOXCT) –BILL CIBES — Op-Ed in Hartford Courant– Report shows…

More CT employees in high-deductible plans and paying more for them — By JOHN STEARNS — Hartford Business Journal — More Connecticut employees were enrolled in high-deductible health health plans through an employer last year, 59.3 percent, versus 50.5 percent in 2015,…

Why This One New Thing Could Help Save the Planet from Climate Chaos The Off Fossil Fuels for a Better Future Act (OFF Act) has a 2035 deadline for moving America to clean energy while emphasizing racial and economic justice….

If someone tells you your kid’s teacher would be better off with a 401(k) than a pension, don’t believe it A teacher works with her fifth-grade students in South Los Angeles on November 17, 2016. (Los Angeles Times) — By…

White House Phases Out Protection For 8,000 Undocumented Youth In Connecticut By Russel Blair, Hartford Courant The White House Tuesday announced the end of an Obama-era immigration program that protects some 8,000 undocumented youth in Connecticut from deportation and allows…